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Caring for Your Family Treasures : Heritage Preservation / Jane S. Long and Richard W. Long
Books
REF.CP.1381
164 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
2000
Preservation, Conservation, Heritage Preservation (Organization)
"A concise guide to caring for objects of great value, whether sentimental or monetary -- from father's photograph albums and home-movie collections to mother's prized holiday ornaments and favorite candlesticks to Aunt Dora's homemade quilts. Authors Jane and Richard Long, working with a team of museum experts assembled by the nonprofit group Heritage Preservation, provides practical advice and easy-to-use guidelines on polishing silver and furniture without diminishing their value; preserving a wedding dress for future generations; finding the safest materials and procedures for creating a scrapbook that will last; caring for a photograph album that is deteriorating; creating safe display conditions for ceramics, dolls, and other treasured collections; and much more." - front matter
Contents: Getting Started (incl. principles of safekeeping and agents of deterioration) -- Guardians of Family Memory (incl. books, family treasures on paper, a note about art on paper, scrapbooks and albums, photographic prints and transparencies, home movies, and matting and framing your treasures) -- Tangible Legacies (incl. paintings, fabrics, furniture, ceramics and glass, clocks and watches, and silver) -- Special Collections (incl. musical instruments, treasures of nature, military mementos, dolls / toys, and games) -- Further Guidance (incl. security and insurance, finding professional help; finding materials and tools for cleaning, display, and storage; books to help you; other resources; glossary) -- Acknowledgments -- About the Advisers -- About Heritage Preservation -- Index -- Photograph and Illustration Credits